THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY 
PERENNIAL SEEDS 45 
Sanguineria 
Canadensis—Blood Root (R). Good plants 
for the shady wild garden or rock gar¬ 
den. Kidney-shaped leaves with white 
starry flowers. 6 inches. Vi os. 30e, 
V4 os. 50e, os. $1.50. 
Santolina 
Toinentosa. Yellow flowers over silvery 
foliage. Like a sunny dry situation. 
1% to 2 ft. Tr. Pkt. 50e, A os. $1.00. 
Saponaria—Soapwort 
Easily grown perennial for the border or 
rock garden. Try them on most any soil. 
Oeymoides Splendens <R>. Trailing, 
branching plants covered with rosy pink 
flowers May to July.. V4 os. 20c, os. 60 c. 
Caespitosa (R). Clusters of rosy pink 
flowers on neat dwarf plants. 6 inches. 
Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Officinalis, Bouncing Bet. Loose spikes 
of white flowers. 2 ft. Vi os. 25c. os. 
SOc. 
Officinalis Double. Much improved with 
fine double pure white flowers. 2 ft. 
Tr. Pkt. 25e, Vi os. 60c, os. $2.00. 
Saxifraga 
Valuable rock garden plants not difficult 
to grow and not particular as to soil. 
Cordifolia (Megasea) (R). Masses of deep 
green foliage with bright pink flowers 
in early spring. 1 ft. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Decipiens Grandiflora (R). Masses of 
white flowers. 1 ft. Tr. Pkt. 35c. Vi 
os. 75c, Vi is. $1.40. 
Lingulata Leitchlinii (R). Vivid rosy red 
flowers. 2% ft. Tr. Pkt. 75c. 
Mossy Varieties Mixed (R). An excellent 
mixture of the dwarf mossy varieties. 
Tr. Pkt. 35c, A or.. 75c, Vi os. $1.25. 
Sedum—Stone Crop 
The following varieties are not difficult 
to raise from seed. They like full sun 
but will do well in partial shade also. Dry 
gravelly soil seems to suit them best. All 
the dwarf forms are excellent for rock 
gardens. 
Acre. The yellow Stone Crop or Wall Pep¬ 
per. 2-3 inches. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Vi os. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Hispanicum. Tiny foliage growths, pink 
flowers. 2 inches. Tr. Pkt. 35c, A or. 
SOc, Vs os, $1.50 
Purpureum. Dark purplish foliage. Tr. 
Pkt. 35c, A or. SOc, Vi os. $1.50. 
Spectabile. Excellent border variety with 
large umbels of rose pink flowers in 
late summer and fall. 1% ft. Tr. Pkt. 
35e, A os. $1.00. 
Spectabile Brilliant. Bright red flowers. 
Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Spuriuin Coccineuni. Of spreading creep¬ 
ing habit, with bright rosy reddish pur¬ 
ple flowers in late summer and fall. Tr. 
Pkt. 35c, A or. $1.00. 
Spurium Bronze Carpet. Wonderful new 
variety with reddish bronze stems and 
leaves which are stunning in company 
with the rose colored flowers. The 
plants spread out in a regular cushion 
or carpet. Tr. Pkt. 50c. A os. $1.75. 
Many A'arieties Mixed. A liberal pkt. 35c, 
Vs or.. 80c, V4 os. $1.50. 
Sempervivums 
Perennial Aarieties Mixed. Many kinds. 
Tr. Pkt. 50c, A os. $1.50. 
Scabiosa 
Scabiosa are not particular as to soil, 
providing it is well drained, and they 
prefer full sun. Their long stems and 
excellent lasting qualities make them 
valuable cut flowers. 
Since Scabiosa is at best often uncertain 
of germination we are very particular 
about our stock of seed so that customers 
should have good results. 
Caucasica Blue. Lilac blue flowers of 
good size. Vi os. 35c, Vi os. 60c, os. 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Caucasica Alba. Pure white, liable to 
vary a little. Vs os. 35c, V4 os. 00c, os. 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Coucasico Goldingensis. Large flower of 
fine deep lavender. Long stemmed. A os. 
25e, Vs or.. 45c, Vi os. SOc, os. $2.80. 
Isaac House Hybrids. Marlin’s Excellent 
Strain. The finest strain of Caucasica 
Hybrids ranging in shades from the pal¬ 
est blue almost white to the deeper 
shades of blue. Flowers extra large of 
fine form and substance. You need 
some plants of this strain for cut 
flowers. A os. 30c, Vs os. SOc, Vi os. 90c, 
os. $3.00. 
Japonica. Free blooming, clear lavender. 
Vi «s. 20c, os. 60c. 
Fisciieri. Fine new hardy variety, with 
flowers 2Vi inches in diameter of 
rich deep blue. Flowers late in sum¬ 
mer and into autumn. Excellent 
stems for cutting. Tr. Pkt. 40c. Vi 
os. $1.00. 
Senecio 
Clivoruiu Orange Queen. The perennial 
Clivorum varieties make elegant border 
plants, not particular as to soil, pro¬ 
viding it has plenty of moisture. Or¬ 
ange Queen has large flowers with rich 
orange petals and dark centers. 3-4 
ft. Vs or.. 35c, Vi os. 60c, os. $2.00. 
Cliv. Othello. Purple foliage, deep orange 
flowers. Vs os. 35c, Vi os. 60c, os. $2.00. 
Sidalcea 
Excellent border plants, erect growing, 
branching, blooming freely during mid¬ 
summer. They are not particular as to 
soil and like full sun. 
Candida. Long racemes of white flowers. 
2 ft. Tr. Pkt. 35c, A or.. $1.00. 
Listeri. Has very pretty fringed flowers 
of bright rose pink. 3 ft. Tr. Pkt. 35e, 
Vi os. $1.10. 
New Hybrids. All shades of pink and 
rose, also salmon, lilac and heliotrope. 
3 ft. Vs or.. 25c, Vi os. 40c, os. $1.40. 
Rosy Gem. Lower growing compact va¬ 
riety with bright rose pink flowers, 
1V4 ft. Vs OS. 20c, Vi OS. 35c, os, $1.00. 
Rose Queen. Most popular of all with 
lively rose pink flowers, 3 Vi to 4 ft. 
Vs os. 25c, Vi os. 45c, os. $1.40. 
Sisyrinchium 
Native American perennials with grassy 
tufted leaves. Easy to grow in any soil 
making attractive clumps for rock gar¬ 
dens or edgings. 
Anceps (Blue Eyed Grnss) (R). Deep blue 
with darker eye. 6 inches. Tr. Pkt. 35c. 
Vs os. $1.00. 
Angust I folium (R). Bright blue flowers 
8-10 inches. Tr. Pkt. 35c. 
Silene—Catchfly 
Mostly of dwarf habit suitable for rock 
gardens or low edgings. They like a 
sandy soil. 
Alpestris (R>. Very fine with its masses 
of glistening white flowers from May 
to July. 6 inches. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Vi «s. 
90c, os. $3.60. 
Asterins Grundiflorn. Taller growing with 
round heads of scarlet crimson bloom. 
1% ft. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Vi os. 90e, os. $3.60. 
Mnritima (Sea Pink) (R). Thrives in hot 
dry spots. Carpets of bluish green fo¬ 
liage bearing masses of light pink flow¬ 
ers from June to August. 3 inches. Tr. 
Pkt. SOc, A os. $1.00. 
Saxifraga (R). Mossy foliage bearing a 
profusion of white flowers during the 
summer. 10 inches. Vi os. 30c, Vi os. 
55c, os. $1.S0. 
Schafta (R). Of trailing habit with rosy 
purple flowers. 6-8 inches. Vs or.. 25c, 
Vi os. 40c, os. $1.20. 
Soldanella 
Alpinn (R). Dwarf Alpine plant with 
pale blue drooping flowers, spring 
blooming. Likes a shady moist loca¬ 
tion. 3 inches. Tr. Pkt. 35c, A os. $1.25. 
Spergula 
Pilifern (Sagina Subulata) (R). Densely 
tufted little evergreen plants, covering 
the ground like moss. In July and 
August the little white flowers 1 almost 
cover the plant. 3-4 inches. Tr. Pkt. 
50c. 
Pilifera Aurea (R). Fine yellow foliage 
variety. Tr. Pkt. (500 seeds) 75c, 1000 
seeds $1.40. 
Stachys 
Alpina. White foliage, with dark rose 
flowers. 2 ft. Vi os. 25c. os. S5c. 
I,mints. A dense mass of silvery white 
wooly foliage and clusters of light 
purple flowers. Excellent for edgings 
1 ft. Vi os. 20c, os. 70c. 
Statice, Sea Lavender 
An extremely valuable class of plants for 
the border, the rockery or for cutting 
material. The masses of fine flowers can 
be cut and dried for everlasting bouquets. 
Dumosa. Bushy planes carrying heavy 
cushion-like sprays of silvery flowers 
on stiff wiry stems. It is an improved 
Tatarica. V Vi to 2 ft. Vs or,. 35c, Vi os. 
60c, os. $1.80. 
Gmeiinii. An excellent variety for border 
or for cutting material. Has many large 
branching panicles of rich violet blue 
flowers. It blooms along later than 
Latifolia giving a long cutting season. 
Vi os. 35c, Vi os. 60c, os. $2.00. 
Latifolia. During July and August this 
favorite variety is a mass of fine light 
blue flowers which have a misty ef¬ 
fect. Very profitable for cutting. 2 Vi 
ft. Vi os. 25c, Vi os. 40c, os. $1.20. 
Puberula. An entirely distinct variety 
growing only 5 to 6 inches high with 
very large heads for a small plant, made 
up of dense clusters of deep violet 
florwers. Blooms 5 months from seed 
and is a useful rock garden, garden or 
pot plant. If left outdoors we advise 
some protection in the north. A or.. 
25c, Vi os. 40c, Vi or.. 75c, os. $2.50. 
Stipa—Ornamental Grass 
Pcnnata, Feather Grass. Long tufted 
feathery spikes for bouquets. 2 ft. Vi 
os. 30c, Vi os. 55c, os. $1.80. 
